One of the world’s most controversial private spying companies, now the target of a criminal investigation in Greece and a European parliamentary inquiry, is headquartered in Ireland where it mirrors the tax structures used by tech multinationals, The Currency can reveal. Irish filings for Thalestris Limited, the parent company of the Predator spyware vendor Intellexa, show its main market as the Middle East, and an investigation by the Canadian non-profit CitizenLab found “likely Predator customers” in authoritarian states including Egypt and Saudi Arabia.  The company is registered at a law firm in Balbriggan, Co Dublin. The application to incorporate the…

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